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> "Hey, this sounds just like the actress in 'Her', great, let's use them"

You agree that OpenAI is choosing the voice because it sounds like SJ. How exactly is that different from impersonation?

>>qarl+(OP)
That's perfectly fine. SJ does not have an intellectual property claim on someone else's natural speaking voice. This is addressed directly in Midler v. Ford.

You don't know that's what happened, but it wouldn't matter either way. Regardless: it is misleading to call that person an "impersonator". I'm confident they don't wake up the morning and think to themselves "I'm performing SJ" when they order their latte.

>>tptace+i
It’s not perfectly fine. If a company uses an actress because she sounds similar to a character they want to associate with their product, they are liable for damages whether or not the actress lists “impersonator” in her job description.

The key here is intent. If there was no intention for OpenAI to model the voice after the character Samantha, then you're right, there's no foul.

But as I have explained to you elsewhere, that beggars belief.

We will see the truth when the internal emails come out.